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Western Australia's cherry farmers are in the middle of a bumper harvest, while growers on the eastern seaboard have been hit hard by unseasonal weather. Overall, this year's crop is being described as 'the most expensive in history' for growers, meaning cherries won't be cheap this Christmas. ...

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Farmers in western New South Wales have welcomed the much-needed rain that arrived across the weekend. But the much-needed reprieve may be short-lived, as farmers say follow up rain is badly needed. Guest: Jordan Notara, Senior forecaster at the Bureau of Meteorology Producer: Zoe Ferguson EP: ...

Rain has fallen over the weekend in the New South Wales far west, to the delight of drought-ravaged communities. The wet weather was accompanied by thunderstorms which meant it was patchy. So far the central-west slopes and plains has missed out. Guest: Craig Davies, Mayor, Narromine Shire ...

Meteorologists' ability to predict weather could be at risk from an unexpected source: 5G. That's because the frequency forecasters use to follow water vapor in the atmosphere is the same one that communications companies want to run their high-speed services on. The turf war over these ...

The National Irrigators Council says an investigation into the release of satellite imagery which appeared to show some farm dams filling during an embargo should also go to an improvement in reporting systems. The Council says the images should have been checked further before being made ...